Meerfelder Maar – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Daun

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Meerfelder Maar – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Daun

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Meerfelder Maar – Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel loop from Daun

03:24

49.4km

770m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.12 km

Viewpoint

2.98 km

Kosmos Cycle Route Section

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kosmosradweg.de

Cross the solar system by bike.

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19.2 km

Meerfelder Maar

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Surrounded by the beautiful landscape of the Westeifel, you can enjoy pure nature at the Meerfelder Maar while cycling. To rest, the natural swimming pool on the lake offers, which …

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24.6 km

View of Niederburg Castle

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Here at the vantage point on the road you can take photos of the Niederburg.

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29.8 km

Maare-Mosel Cycle Path

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Stop at the Morgenfelderhof farm café, Eckfeld

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39.1 km

Udler–Saxler Former Railway Station

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The Wengerohr–Daun railway line is a former branch line in Rhineland-Palatinate. It connected Wengerohr station (now Wittlich main station) on the Moselle line with Daun station on the Eifel Cross Railway.

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42.8 km

Old Schalkenmehren Train Station

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"Old Station" Schalkenmehren
Passenger service between Daun and Wittlich was discontinued on November 1, 1981.
Schalkenmehren. Approaching the Old Station in Schalkenmehren on the former railway line, today's Maare-Mosel cycle …

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45.3 km

Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel

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The former railway tunnel of the Eifelquerbahn near Mehren, known as the "Großes Schlitzohr," is part of the Maare-Mosel cycle path and offers a refreshing dip in both summer and winter. At 560 meters long, it's already astonishingly long.

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47.5 km

View of Daun from Daun Viaduct

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Very nice bike path, the one on the edge of the forest. It can be driven very well and comfortably, is very varied due to the route and the changing landscape and is just plain fun!

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49.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

16.9 km

8.37 km

6.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.8 km

6.83 km

3.30 km

551 m

542 m

465 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

5°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2023,Canyon - MTB - Tour ☆ Daun Maare Manderscheid

Today's tour was also peppered with a few "footpaths 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️", because there was no bike path up to Manderscheid Castle 😔 so we pushed because the paths didn't give. But it was worth it, because this pretty hanging rope bridge was on a hiking side trail, but the way there is only possible on foot, so leave your bike, one …

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September 1, 2024,Sonne ☀️, Naturfreibäder 💦, Burgen + ein Turm in der Vulkaneifel

Swimming in the volcano's funnel is possible in four maars in the Eifel and in the Laacher See.
You can swim at:
Meerfelder Maar - Pulvermaar near Gillenfeld - Schalkenmehrener Maar and the Gemündener Maar.

From the car park at the former train station in Daun, we first took the Kosmosradweg Kleine Kyll to Meerfeld to the "Big Bang", the …

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